This document discusses the debate around violence in video games. It provides background on the history and evolution of video games from early arcade games to modern console games with improved graphics and longer gameplay. As games became more violent and realistic, some argued they were corrupting children by desensitizing them to violence. However, research on links between violent games and real-world violence has been inconclusive. The document examines several mass shootings and analyzes the perpetrators' interests in violent video games, but does not find definitive proof that games caused their violent acts. It concludes by stating the author's view that games are just entertainment and not solely responsible for violence, though they may not be appropriate for young children.

1. Violence in
Video Games
By Marko Crnila

2. What are video games?
A video game are games that involves human interaction with a user interface to
form viewable feedback on a video device such as a TV screen or computer
monitor. In the 2000s, it implies any type of display, device that can produce two
or three dimensional images.

3. The first games
The first games that came out were popular titles that are still heard until today, such as
Pacman, Pong, Tennis for Two, and other Galaxy Games that are played in arcade
machines.
Pacman Pong Tennis for Two Galaxy Games

4. Games improved
When video games were first released they did don't have any disagreement to
them, they are considered as a form of entertainment. When the new consoles
and computers were created the graphics became better. With the great graphics
the programmers could make videogames longer and have better character
modeling, but more violence.
Doom Wolfenstein 3D

5. Violent games corrupting children
When violent games were released on stores, argument came up and said that
violent games are corrupting children, because of this ESRB (Entertainment
Software Rating Board) system are put in place on video game disks and boxes. It
rated all games from everyone including adults depending on the content of the
game.

6. Arguments Against Violent Video Games
After several years it have passed the argument that video games defect young
person's payoff. A lawyer who are against violent video games is named Jack
Thompson.
Jack Thompson is from florida who has argued against lyrical contents in musics,
radio personalities, and battling videogames. He was the lawyer that took the case
and oppose the entertainment industry because of the high school shooting that
was occurred in 1997.

7. Jack Thompsons Argument
The games that he is focusing on recently is the Grand Theft Auto series which
were created by the company called Rockstar North. Thompson’s argument is that
the GTA series is a civilian killing and a carjacking simulator which is inappropriate
for children and it can cause them to be disturbed mentally.

8. Violence in video games
When video games are becoming much more realistic, people are becoming
cautious as to what their young people are being uncovered on daily
basis.Fantasy violence can leave a troubled mind craving which they get the idea
from their expectation until they used that idea to act out in reality.

9. List of murders linked with violent video games
Adam Lanza, studies in Sandy Hook Elementary, who was a player of a first
person shooter video games. He Fatally shot 20 children aged between 6 and 7
years old and also he shot and killed his mother.
James Holmes, he went on a rampage in a movie theater while they’re showing
the movie The Dark Knight Rises in Aurora, colorado in july 2012, he was a
player of violent video games including World of Warcraft, and other addictive role
playing games.
Jared lee Loughner, shot Gabrielle Giffords, injured 13 others, and killed six in
Tucson in January 2011, was both mentally ill and a video gamer. He pleaded
guilty to 19 charges of murder and attempted murder.

10. List of mass murders linked with video games
Elliot Rodger, he killed seven young men and women then suicided. He was
addicted to violent video games since he started playing at a very young age.
Nehemiah Griego, killed five, including his parents, and his three siblings. He
loved playing violent games and even enjoyed talking about them.
Anders Behring Breivik, killed 68 people at a youth camp of the Norwegian labor
party, including nine in a bombing of government buildings, he really loved playing
violent games, he also even used the video game called Call of Duty to train for
his shooting massacre.

11. Columbine high school shooting
On april 20, 1999, two teenagers went on a shooting spree at columbine high
school in Littleton, Colorado, killing 13 people and 20 wounded before committing
suicide. The crime became one of the worst high school shooting in US history
and they started their national debate on gun control and school safety, there have
been investigation of why the two gunmans named Eric Harris (18) and klebold
(17) started the massacre. There were theories said that the two gunmans
committed suicide because they had been bullied or they are influenced by violent
video games.

13. American Psychological Association
The APA studied that young teenagers who plays violent video games makes
them more aggressive from raging in video games, and it could lead to real world
violence. The US secret service studied each of the school shootings and
stabbings which were “targeted attacks” that took place from 1974 to 2000. The
secret service did not find any correct information. But They have found that One
of the schools have students who liked playing violent video games, and one of
the school's liked violent movies.

14. My thoughts about violent video games
For me i don't think violent video games can change a person into a murderer. I
think that videogames are just a form of entertainment and a form of relaxation.
violent video games are not appropriate for children, and it's not the video game
companies fault if children bought and played the game, the seller is just doing
his/her job. I have played violent video games a lot but it doesn't really effect me
because i have learned and know that no one including me would do such thing
like going in a massacre at school or in public, when i heard that the people who
are affected by violent games went on a shooting massacre and i was shocked
because for me it's unheard of.

15. Thank you for your attention, don’t make video
games control your life, just enjoy and don't rage:)